167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7169 | Morohashi |
2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
751 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3023.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bb6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1533 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 彫刻 【チョウコク】 carving, engraving, sculpture
- 彫金 【チョウキン】 chasing, metal carving, metal engraving
- 木彫 【モクチョウ】 wood carving, wooden sculpture, woodcraft
Kun reading compounds
- 彫る 【ほる】 to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel, to tattoo
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- esculpir
- grabar
- cincelar
Portuguese
- cinzelar
- esculpir
- cinzel
French
- sculpter
- graver
- ciseler
1590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1167 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1274 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1412 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1358 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
617 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1104 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1726 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9995P | Morohashi |
1683 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1719 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1710 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1846 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1430 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3660 | 2001 Kanji |
3j8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
7222.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f6b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
866 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刻 【コク】 period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac), carving, engraving, cutting, mincing, victory, strictness, cruelty
- 刻々 【コッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour
- 復刻 【フッコク】 republication, reissue, reprinting, reproduction
- 刻一刻 【コクイッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour
Kun reading compounds
- 刻む 【きざむ】 to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred, to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch, to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments, to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly, to have tattooed, to torment
- 刻み 【きざみ】 mincing, cutting, chopping, notch, nick, rapping (a percussion instrument), beating, shredded tobacco, interval
- 刻み足 【きざみあし】 mincing steps
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- grabar
- esculpir
- triste
- angustiado
- tiempo
- afilar
- cincelar
Portuguese
- escultura
- picar
- fatiar
- moer
- esculpir
French
- graver
- découper
- émincer
- hacher
- moment
- gravure
875 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
865 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1033 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
681 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1444 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
361 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
900 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
190 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1619 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1970 | Morohashi |
1267 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1521 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
863 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
443 | 2001 Kanji |
2f6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
0280.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
523b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
300 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 建国 【ケンコク】 founding of a nation
- 建議 【ケンギ】 proposition, motion, proposal, suggestion
- 経営再建 【ケイエイサイケン】 management reorganization, management reorganisation
- 財政再建 【ザイセイサイケン】 finance reform, fiscal reconstruction
- 建立 【コンリュウ】 (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.), erection
- 再建 【サイコン】 (temple or shrine) rebuilding
Kun reading compounds
- 建てる 【たてる】 to build, to construct
- 建て 【たて】 contract, commitment
- 建前 【たてまえ】 face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts), ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
- 建つ 【たつ】 to be erected, to be built
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ、 たつ、 たて
- Korean:
- geon
Spanish
- construir
- edificar
- levantarse
- ser construido
Portuguese
- Construção
French
- construire
391 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
498 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
473 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
244 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1549 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
363 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
166 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
995 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
892 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
913 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1055 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
600 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3834 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2661 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
398 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9574 | Morohashi |
3090 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
278 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
524 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3567 | 2001 Kanji |
2q6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-6 | SKIP code |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1540.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5efa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
821 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 築 【チク】 ... years since construction, ... years old (of a building), built in ...
- 築城 【チクジョウ】 castle construction, building a castle, fortification
- 本建築 【ホンケンチク】 permanent construction
- 移築 【イチク】 dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
Kun reading compounds
- 築く 【きずく】 to build, to construct, to erect, to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.), to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.), to lay (a foundation)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つい、 つき、 つく、 づき
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- edificar
- construir
Portuguese
- fabricar
- construção
- construir
French
- bâtir
- construire
- fabriquer
673 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
774 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
751 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
820 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3435 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
711 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
801 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2575 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1603 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1710 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1056 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1488 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3370 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1743 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
959 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26298X | Morohashi |
2715 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
950 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1021 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
815 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2364 | 2001 Kanji |
6f10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-10 | SKIP code |
8890.4 | Four corner code |
1-35-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7bc9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
927 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
- 列伝 【レツデン】 series of biographies
- 配列 【ハイレツ】 arrangement, disposition, array
- 系列 【ケイレツ】 series, sequence, system, succession, keiretsu (group), conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings, affiliated, subsidiary
- 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
- 列車 【レッシャ】 train, railway train
- 加密列 【カミツレ】 German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), German camomile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- れっ
- Korean:
- ryeol
Spanish
- fila
- línea
- hilera
Portuguese
- arquivo
- fila
- posição
- alinhamento
- coluna
French
- file
- rang
- colonne
- queue
537 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
437 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
414 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
891 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2438 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
407 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
352 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
257 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
611 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
621 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
812 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
186 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1018 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1901 | Morohashi |
824 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
460 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
812 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
875 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
276 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3143 | 2001 Kanji |
2f4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1220.0 | Four corner code |
1-46-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5217 | Unicode hex code |
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
- 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
- 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
- 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
- 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
- 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
- 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
- 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
- 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
- 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つたえ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- transmitir
- tradición
- ser transmitido
- comunicar
- seguir
Portuguese
- transmitir
- progredir
- andar ao longo
- seguir
- relatório
- comunicar
- lenda
- tradição
French
- transmettre
- côtoyer
- suivre
- rapporter
- communiquer
- légende
- tradition
681 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
553 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
554 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
308 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
434 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
278 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
68 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
48 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
972 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
462P | Morohashi |
44 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
331 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
470 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2171 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2123.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1d | Unicode hex code |